Best Local SEO Tools & Software
Last Updated October 14, 2024
The market for Local SEO Tools & Local SEO Software is just as fragmented and confusing as the rest of the Local Search Marketing industry. We use this space to keep track of what’s out there.
Many of these tools do more than their categorizations suggest. Like I said, confusing. But essential to any Local SEO campaign.
Chrome Extensions- Tools to Change Your Location in Browsers/Check Local SERPs
Local Citation Software/Business Listings Management
Local Rank Trackers
Customer Review Management & Monitoring Services
Store Locator Builders
Mobile Stuff
Miscellaneous
Local SEO Google Chrome Extensions – Tools to Change Your Location in Browsers & Google/Check Local SERPs
- AWR Search Anywhere – Chrome extension to change your browser location
- GeoProxy Chrome Extension
- GMBSpy – Find the categories of a Google Business Profile
- GS Location Changer – – Chrome extension to change your browser location
- How To Change Your Location in Google Chrome (article)
- How To Change Your Browser Location in Google Chrome (video)
- Valentin.app: An easy way to get localized SERPs at an exact location without any additional tools.
Local Citation Software/Business Listings Management
- N.A.P. Hunter! – Free Local Citation Checker Chrome Extension
- Advice Local Listings Management
- Citation Burst & Google+ Local Analysis Tool (by Bright Local)
- GMBAPI
- Google ID & Review Link Generator (by Bright Local)
- Nexunom
- Localo
- Menu Connect (for restaurants – owned by Trip Advisor)
- Moz Local – See my review of Moz Local
- MyPresences
- Qiigo Local Listings – Pronounced “Key-Go”
- RioSEO
- Synup
- Uberall
- Universal Business Listing
- Whitespark Local Citation Finder: Excellent tool that finds citations for top-ranked businesses for specific local queries in Google
- Yext PowerListings
- Chatmeter
- Location3
- RenderSEO
Local Rank Checkers/Rank-Tracking Tools
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- AgencyAnalytics
- AllLocal (rolls up GMB Insights & Bing Places reports)
- Ahrefs: Not necessarily “Local” but tons of great SEO data in one tool.
- Authoritas
- BizMapIQ: Local grid ranks by neighborhood, combined with demographic data!
- Bright Local Local Rank Flux
- Bright Local Search Rank Checker – 1 Month Free Trial – Lots of great tools for generating local seo reports for agencies
- Georanker
- GetStat (acquired by Moz)
- LinkDex
- Local Search Tool
- Local Falcon (visualize local map rankings)
- LocalRanking.com
- MapLabs (rolls up GMB Insights Reports)
- Moz Local Market Analytics
- MyPresences
- Places Scout
- RankTrackr
- RankWatch
- SEMRush: Tons of great SEO data in one tool. A great local search results checker.
- SERPScan
- Sitechecker
- SweetIQ
- WhiteSpark Local Rank Tracker\
Mobile Stuff
- The SERPerator: For address-specific testing of local-mobile SERPs
- The Pageoscope: For testing mobile landing pages & GMB on mobile
Customer Review Management & Monitoring Services
- BazaarVoice – Retailer customer review solution
- BirdEye – Generate reviews & publish your Yelp and other reviews for other local review sites on your own profiles.
- Broadly – Josh Melick’s & Assaf Arkin’s start-up
- ChatMeter – Rep management platform
- DemandForce – Local review, email & social platform targeting Dentists & Auto
- GatherUp – Review generation. Local reviews monitor. Google Q&A monitor and more.
- Grade.us – Let’s you create a “spiffy” reviews page that’s not hosted on your site
- Modern Comment – Mobile post-purchase review service. Listed only because Gib Olander started it.
- MyPresences
- Nice Job
- Podium
- Reputology
- ReviewInc
- ReviewPush
- ReviewShake
- ReviewTree
- Review Flow (by Bright Local)
- Review Trackers
- ThriveHive GMB Q&A Tracker See top questions asked in your GMB category (very cool)
- ShoutAboutUs
- Sobox (by Avantar)
- SoConnect
- Vendasta – Rep management platform
- Yext Reviews
- Review Grower
Store Locator Builders
- Placeable
- Rio SEO
- SIM Partners’ Velocity
- SOCI
- Uberall Locator + Pages
- Yext Pages
- Yoast’s Local SEO for WordPress Plugin (No more juicy anchor text for you sir)
Miscellaneous
- ClickX – Online Lead Generation for Local Businesses
- ContactUs
- Huckabuy – Automatically apply structured data to your site
- SEOTest.dev – Live SEO Testing Ground
- White Label Local SEO Services – from Local SEO Guide!
We’ll add more later. Feel free to suggest more to Andrew via Twitter.